I applied online. I interviewed at Crate and Barrel (Austin, TX) in Apr 2012
Interview
I filled out an on-line application. After that I was contacted by someone from the store who asked a few screening questions and then set up an interview. My first interview at the store was done with a Sales Manager. My second interview was with the General Manager of the store
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One question was the typical, Why do you want to work here?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Crate and Barrel (Tucson, AZ) in Jan 2015
Interview
The interview is relatively low key and pretty standard for the type of position. There wasn't anything unexpected and it felt pretty informal. Overall it was simple and casual. The managers were pretty easy to read and talk to. If you've interviewed for one retail job, you will likely be fine in this position.
Full Time Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Crate and Barrel with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Full Time Sales roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Crate and Barrel overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Crate and Barrel as a Full Time Sales according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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